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Govt has aimed record tax revenue goal this year
Emerging trends in human trafficking, particularly technology-based recruitment, deceptive migration practices,
EDB and Import Promotion Desk (IPD), Germany sign MoU to strengthen export cooperation for Sri Lankan exporters
Central Bank has net bought US$556.4mn in first half of 2026 following a net purchase of US$2 billion in 2025
Sri Lanka Economic and Investment Summit 2026 to examine how Sri Lanka can strengthen its place in Asia’s growth netwo...
Growth driven by strong performance in transportation, wholesale and retail trade, and professional services
We saw that our gem industry was slowly moving out of Sri Lanka and was shifting to other countries
Active credit cards have expanded by 6.8-pct in the first 11 months of 2025
Prime lending rate down in the second week of January
Buoyed by robust performance across most of the sectors
Tariffs will start at 10-pct from Feb 01, Trump says
"This loan was expected in September, but the government is in discussions to get it by the middle of this year.
New growth model based on science and technology
Swaps monetize dollars balance of banks, boosting domestic credit and imports
Despite adverse weather-related disruptions experienced at the beginning of the month.
"There a large number of youth in villages waiting for jobs. On the other hand there are vacancies in the construction"
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 331.7485 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 443.7468 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 372.5204 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0969 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 233.0533 | 231.1659 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.4948 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2499 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 861.6397 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.4403 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.3209 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 5,656.91 | -0.43% |
| CSE All Share | 19,927.30 | -0.28% |
| Turnover Rs | 1457.79 million | 1193.67 million |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 7.61 | 7.84 |
| 6-m bill | 7.91 | 8.26 |
| 12-m bill | 8.23 | 8.3 |
| 3-yr bond | 9.24 | 9.25 |
| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 10.50 | 10.48 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Capital cycle theory has relevance to boom-bust countries
The IMF team will explore how it can best assist Sri Lanka in its recovery efforts, including by resuming the EFF
The provisions allowing uncompensated curtailment
CHEC Port City Colombo has already invested 1.25 billion US dollars
Last year, Customs outperformed in achieving revenue target
India is giving a grant of 5 million dollars to rebuild the track
Iran crackdown after currency collapse has led to hundreds of protestors being killed
"Private banks also have customers who are affected,"
Renewable energy investors also cannot work with the uncertainty of the flexible exchange rate
Projects in other areas will also be launched in the coming days
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